Connecticut municipalities, community organizations, or land trusts looking for assistance with climate adaptation work are invited to seek help from UConn Climate Corps students.
Author: Judy Benson
LIS resilience planning support grants available
A third round of the Long Island Sound (LIS) Resilience Planning Support Program is now open! Up to $1.5 million is available. The program provides planning support for sustainability and resilience-focused projects by matching Long Island Sound communities with qualified contractors.
Images for National Seaweed Hub entry for SGA Program Mission Committee
Links to photos and captions can be found here.
Images for HACCP class entry for SGA Program Mission Committee
Cover of “Seaweed Food Safety: Comparing Compliance with Preventive Controls for Human Foods and Seafood HACCP” publication Links to photos and captions can be found here.
Connect with the Sound in the new issue of Wrack Lines
The Fall-Winter 2025-2026 issue of Wrack Lines magazine invites readers to take a fresh look at the estuary that is the signature natural feature for our state. As the Long Island Sound Partnership celebrates 40 years, articles in the magazine explore plans to keep the momentum going, some of its special places, and how public perceptions have changed.
Sustainable & Resilient Communities 2025 workshop Dec. 4-5
The Long Island Sound Sustainable and Resilient Communities Team is excited to announce that for our 2025 Annual Workshop we are holding a series of free virtual sessions over two days Dec. 4-5.
Over $900K awarded to support resilience planning in 14 LIS communities
Fourteen coastal communities in the Long Island Sound region have been awarded $909,121 in planning support to advance resilience-focused projects through the second round of the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support program.
Registration open for Foundations of Shellfish Farming 2026
Foundations of Shellfish Farming is an in-person training course for new and prospective farmers and those who simply seek to learn more about aquaculture practices and techniques. It will be offered on Tuesday evenings from Jan. 20 to April 7, 2026 at UConn Avery Point.
When it comes to safety at sea, ‘you’ve got to practice it’
Pavel Ivanov has spent many hours harvesting surf clams and ocean quahogs aboard the F/V Sea Watcher II out of New Bedford, Mass., but had never practiced getting into an immersion survival suit or boarding a life raft before coming to UConn Avery Point for a sea safety workshop.
Student symposium helps nurture budding marine scientists
Posters filled with graphs, charts and images interspersed with text told stories of locally significant marine science topics: impacts of non-point source pollution on local rivers, lobster shell disease, invasive species and microplastics in Long Island Sound and beach cleanups.